Link Socket; Key Socket And Ext Key Switch - Focusrite Green Range Manual

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Link Socket

This is a stereo jack socket that you can use to connect the compressor sections of
two Channel Strips.
When you connect two units (using a normal stereo jack to jack lead), the
compressors behave as if both units were receiving the same volume signal. Since
there is no master/slave relationship between the units, whichever unit is currently
receiving the louder signal determines the assumed signal volume in both units.
For example, units A and B are linked: the signal going into unit A is at 0dB, and the
signal going into unit B is 5dB. In this case, both units react as if they were receiving a
signal of 5dB. If, subsequently, the signal going into unit A stays at 0dB, but the signal
going into unit B drops to -10dB, then both units react as if they were receiving a
signal of 0dB. Note that the compression applied to the signal depends on each unit's
setting: if unit A's threshold is set to 10dB, and unit B's threshold is set to -5dB, then
unit A will perform no compression on the signals, while unit B will compress both.
For normal stereo compression, both units should be set identically. For more details
about compression, see the Compressor section.

Key Socket and Ext Key Switch

The key socket is a stereo jack socket where you connect an input signal to control
the gate/expander. Press in the Ext Key switch and the front panel Key switch to feed
the signal to the gate/expander. Note that when the Ext Key switch is in, the Ext light
on the front panel is illuminated. For more details of using the key socket, see the
description of the Key switch in the Gate/Expander section.
You can connect either balanced or unbalanced inputs to the key socket. You can
connect an unbalanced input in one of two ways: by using a mono jack plug, or by
using a stereo jack plug with the ring connected to the shield.
For a description of making balanced inputs, see the Audio Inputs and Outputs section.
Key
In
Out
Ext Key
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